UConn Baseball/Basketball Alum Tom Penders to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

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Tom Penders To Be Inducted Into Collegiate Basketball Hall Of Fame - University of Connecticut Athletics

UConn Athletic Communications / Nov. 29, 2020

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>>Tom Penders, who played on some of the finest UConn basketball teams of the 1960s before going on to a long and successful college coaching career, has been named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction class of 2020.

Penders, who will be inducted in as a coach, becomes the first UConn graduate to earn induction to the Collegiate Hall of Fame. UConn coach Jim Calhoun was inducted as part of the initial Class of 2006.<<

 

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'The following year, he was named the New York Daily News Coach of the Year after leading Bridgeport to a 20–1 mark and Number one ranking.'
Tom Penders - Wikipedia
aboot time. the man's resume speaks loudly.

 

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[Hugo]

Glad to see Penders achieve this honor. He was a good steady player on a good team, but his true ability came as a coach.